Christopher Reynolds, 33, is not just another dentist. He’s dynamic. Originally from New York, he moved to the Lowcountry to be closer to family.

He did his undergrad at the University of Georgia, served in the Army and completed an 11-month tour in Afghanistan in 2010. Reynolds never anticipated a career in dentistry.

Being a scientist was his first choice in the career world, but soon discovered finding a job in the field would be difficult. The opportunities to practice dentistry were numerous.

“It’s a good mix of science and being hands-on in the medical field,” Reynolds said. “It seemed like everywhere I went I was meeting dentists and practices were popping up around me.”

When attending the University of Louisville’s school of dentistry, he and his wife, Lisa, began their family. With two sons, Kelon and Jase born in Louisville, the family moved to Georgia so he could begin his residency.

He participated in a 12-month advanced education in General Dentistry Program at Fort Benning, Ga., so he could receive one-on-one training. During that time he welcomed his daughter, Ayla.

Once he completed the training that taught him to be a “stand-alone” dentist, the Army needed his services at Fort Campbell, Ky., becoming the brigade dentist for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division. With this unit, he was deployed to Afghanistan for 11 months where he set up a clinic and engineered a mobile dentistry concept.

After his commitment to the Army, Christopher and Lisa Reynolds were ready to be near family again.

“We had no help with the kids early on and we aren’t ‘babysitter people’ so of course I wanted my children to have their grandparents in their lives,” Christopher Reynolds said.

Christopher’s parents, Tom and Earlene Reynolds, vacationed to Hilton Head since 1990 and knew it was where they wanted to retire. In November 2007, the couple decided to abandon the commotion of Atlanta and move to Sun City.

After visiting his parents in the Lowcountry, Christopher decided what better place to practice dentistry. In April 2012, Christopher along with his wife, Lisa and three children moved to Bluffton.

In January, he opened his own practice, Dynamic Dentistry.

“We’ve been intimately involved in the process of him opening shop here and are so proud and excited that he has his own practice and is doing well,” Tom Reynolds said.

With about 100 patients so far, he wants to continue learning about the field.

“If you look up the definition of dynamic it means change, movement, progression and that’s what I’m about. I want to continue my education and improve,” he said.

With a start-up business, Christopher Reynolds is not only appreciative to have the help of his parents, but also his in-laws who also live in Sun City.

Jerry and Kathi Monk were originally planning to retire from Atlanta to Lake Hartwell, but were convinced by their son-in-law and daughter to check out the active retirement community.

With only a few miles apart of each other now, his children and business are supported by both sets of grandparents.

“We are going to help him in anyway and that is our goal from day one since moving here,” Kathi Monk said. “It’s a wonderful area and I love that I get to be close to my grandkids.”

MEET CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS

Age: 33

Family: Wife, Lisa, sons Kelon, 7, Jase, 5, and daughter Alya, 3

Education: BS in Biology from the University of Georgia, University of Louisville’s School of Dentistry